Sharon E. Gunter-Austin, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Houston, TX
Sharon E. Gunter-Austin, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1386656072, issued on Aug 12, 2006. Check the license (Texas M0741, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sharon E. Gunter-Austin
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- M0741 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7011 Southwest Fwy, Houston, TX 77074
- Phone
- (713) 970-7000
- Enumerated
- Aug 12, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 20, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (713) 970-7246
- Medicaid ID
- 174800601 TX
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Sharon E. Gunter-Austin in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license M0741Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
31% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
1,315 Medicare Part D claims for 32 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Lorazepam177 claims
- Olanzapine Odt133 claims
- Olanzapine130 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate99 claims
- Divalproex Sodium Er82 claims
- Sertraline Hcl72 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Sharon E. Gunter-Austin among 3,318 psychiatry physician records in Texas
Sharon E. Gunter-Austin, MD is one of 3,318 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Texas. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 65% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 45% of these records are
- Record last updated2008 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Sharon E. Gunter-Austin, MD's NPI number?
Sharon E. Gunter-Austin, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1386656072, issued on Aug 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sharon E. Gunter-Austin, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7011 Southwest Fwy, Houston, TX, 77074. Phone: (713) 970-7000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sharon E. Gunter-Austin, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number M0741, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Sharon E. Gunter-Austin, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sharon E. Gunter-Austin, MD had 1,315 Medicare Part D claims for 32 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.